Download or read book Remote Sensing in Snow Hydrology written by Klaus Seidel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-04-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this monograph initially provide an assessment of the role of snow and ice in the global water balance, and methods of snow measurements are detailed. Periodical satellite snow-cover mapping enabling the regional distribution of snow and water equivalent is evaluated, enhancing runoff forecasts.